Bearing device for crankshaft of internal combustion engine

Abstract

The provided is a bearing device for a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine including: a crankshaft having a plurality of journal portions; main bearings for supporting the crankshaft; and a bearing housing, wherein a range in which the oil groove of the upper-side halved bearing of the second main bearing is formed in the circumferential direction includes at least a range of a circumferential angle of 20° within the ±45° region, a circumferential end portion of the oil groove on a rotationally forward side communicates with the crush relief at a minimum, and is open to a circumferential end face at a maximum, and a circumferential end portion of the oil groove on the rotationally backward side of the journal portion is positioned on a circumferential center portion side of the upper-side halved bearing from a circumferential end face of the upper-side halved bearing.

Description

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE[0001]The present application claims priority from JP Patent Application Ser. No. 2016-134443 filed on Jul. 6, 2016, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a bearing device for a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine.2. Description of the Related Art[0003]A crankshaft of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine has a plurality of journal portions and a plurality of crank pin portions. The plurality of journal portions includes a journal portion A with a lubricating oil passage (hereinafter simply referred to as “journal portion A”) for supplying oil to the crank pin portion and a journal portion B without a lubricating oil passage B (hereinafter simply referred to as “journal portion B”). The crankshaft is supported by a cylinder block lower portion of the internal combustion engine through a main bearing A in the journ...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a bearing device for a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine that can supply oil early at low temperatures and reduce the amount of oil during normal operation. This is achieved by using a special design that allows oil to flow through the bearing without affecting the force of rotation. This reduces the likelihood of excessive oil flow and allows for a smaller oil pump size.

Problems solved by technology

Since the oil pump is operated by the rotational force of the crankshaft, the increase in the size of the oil pump is accompanied by an increase in mechanical loss of the internal combustion engine.

In cases where this bearing housing is used for the bearing device in JP 2006-125565 A, at the start of the internal combustion engine (in particular, at the time of starting from a state where the bearing device has a low temperature in cold areas), it is difficult to supply oil to the sliding surface of the halved bearing BL which is assembled into the bearing cap made of Fe alloy and which does not form an oil groove.

Thus, there is a problem in that seizure occurs on the inner circumferential surface of the halved bearing BL.

When the bearing gap is too large, axial runout occurs in the crankshaft, causing vibration and noise of the internal combustion engine.

Thus, oil does not easily flow out from the oil groove to the outside.

Therefore, oil is not supplied early to the inner circumferential surface of the other halved bearing BL assembled into the lower housing made of Fe alloy.

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